28. Democracy, Dictatorship, Imperialism and the Cold War. During the 1950s, the United States supported the Menderes administration in Turkey as part of its Cold War policy, a measure which was seen as part and parcel to promoting democracy in the Mid

25. Zionist Settlement in the Ottoman Empire The British Mandate period in Palestine was clearly a formative stage of Zionist settlement leading up to the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948, but this process had roots in the Ottoman era. In t

Reporting sources of information and the reliability of those sources is not only a concern of historians; it is an essential aspect of human communication. In this podcast, we discuss evidentiality in human language, using the Turkish reported past tense

While biographies that view great men as the driving force in history can be problematic, the lives of marginal or ordinary individuals, when understood within their historical context, can be quite illustrative. In this podcast, Matt MacLean explores pos

The Ottoman era in Palestine lasted over four centuries and during that long span, Ottoman rule took many forms. Thus, it is possible to remember the Ottomans in any number of ways. In this installment of the Ottoman History Podcast, Zachary J. Foster exp

Mountains are a defining feature of the Mediterranean landscape from the Sierra Nevadas of Spain in the West to the Lebanon Mountains in the East and everywhere in between. In this installment of the Ottoman History Podcast, Dr. John McNeill discusses the

While maps create the illusion that borders are static, fixed, inviolable boundaries surrounding sovereign space, borders are in fact much more fluid than they appear on modern maps and are constantly being reconfigured. In this installment of the Ottoman

14. Polish Emigres to the Ottoman Empire The nineteenth century was a time period of considerably flux for minority populations that were caught in the middle of the conflicts between rival states. While Christian populations were frequently transferre

12. Spies for the Sultan. While spies largely work behind the scenes, espionage and the information created and transmitted by agents and informants has historically played a major role in the tactical decision making of states. In this podcast, Emrah

With Turkey taking on a new prominent role in Middle East politics, critics of this new political stance in the West have announced the emergence "Neo-Ottomanism," but is this critique legitimate? According to our guest Nick Danforth, PhD student of histo